all - Opinion Summaries

Panther Partners Inc. v. Ikanos Communications, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a case alleging violations of sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, an order denying leave to amend the complaint is...

American Property Management Corp. v. Superior Court (U.S. Grant Hotel Ventures, LLC)

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute between a limited liability company (LLC) formed for the purpose of buying a hotel and the hotel property manager, a writ of mandate is...

Lidow v. Superior Court (International Rectifier Corp.)

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action against a Delaware corporation brought by its former CEO, it is held that the "internal affairs doctrine"--which...

SEC v. Jasper

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Remedies, Sanctions, Securities Law
In an SEC civil enforcement action against the CFO of a publicly traded company who had illegally backdated employee stock options, the district...

Robertson v. Sea Pines Real Estates Cos., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In two consolidated putative class actions brought by purchasers of real estate brokerage services in South Carolina, alleging that the real estate...

Townsend v. Benjamin Enterprises, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by an employee who claimed sexual harassment and a human resources director who was investigating the allegation: 1) summary judgment to the...

Husain v. McDonald's Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In a case in which franchisees sought a preliminary injunction permitting them to continue operating three McDonald's restaurants pending completion...

Epitech, Inc. v. Kann

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a case in which a corporation's short-term creditors brought suit against a financial advisor to the corporation, alleging that his fraudulent...

Miske v. Bisno

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a fraud-in-the-inducement action against the general partners of the limited partnership: 1) the judgment against one of the general partners is...

Disability Advocates, Inc. v. New York Coalition for Quality Assisted Living, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law
In a suit brought by a private nonprofit organization contracted to provide services to New York State's protection and advocacy system under the...